HIV carrier jailed for infecting two lovers

A London court has handed an eight-year jail term to a man with HIV, who "callously" infected two lovers with the virus.

Asylum seeker Mohammed Dica, 38, used a litany of lies to woo the women and con them into having unprotected sex.

One was left pregnant after being assured the man had had a vasectomy. The other, a mother-of-two, was promised a lifetime of love.

Now, despite taking a cocktail of drugs designed to keep AIDS at bay, both face death within a decade.

Despite the realisation he may never leave prison alive, the father-of-three remained emotionless as Inner London Crown Court judge Nicholas Philpot condemned his "despicable" conduct.

He told him that as far as each victim was concerned, he had "abused a loving relationship, loving on one side at any rate".

"Each woman is now infected with an incurable disease, has suffered the florid effects of the infection, and manages to control her life, but only with very frequent and heavy medication, and that on a permanent basis."

Furthermore, each dosage "serves as a reminder of your behaviour and of the potential dangers still remaining" for two previously "healthy and lively" women, he said.

Dica, unanimously convicted of two counts of inflicting "biological" grievous bodily harm after a landmark trial last month, then bowed his head slightly.

The judge continued: "There is no evidence of your remorse.

"There is no mitigation for these offences except the threadbare point that you did not perjure yourself in your own defence."

Not only was prison inevitable in such circumstances, but his "despicable" behaviour also called for consecutive sentences to be imposed.

As a result, he would serve three-and-a-half years for the first offence, with an additional four-and-a-half years for the second.